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whole shebang

Idioms  
  1. Also, whole shooting match. See whole ball of wax.


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Davies says: "I play Rob from the age of 15 right the way through to the end of the film... It's full body, voice, dancing - the whole shebang."

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2024

"We're ready to move on to making the whole shebang in the acoustic domain."

From Science Daily • May 9, 2024

A comprehensive and extensively documented examination of the people who started the whole shebang, the progenitors or precursors for all the books on your list.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2024

“Usually it’s regional… not the whole shebang at once.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 2023

He had sold a piece of his land at a fine price and he was in Salinas to celebrate, and celebration meant the whole shebang.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck